All posts tagged "ticker"
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Editor’s Picks: GMCW’s Let Freedom Sing, Mozart at Lyric Opera, Washington Improv Theatre, and more!
Our picks of the best arts and entertainment in the D.C. area this week!
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Lawmakers introduce Equality Act in Congress
On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers introduced the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would update the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include federal...
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Several dozen transgender activists and their allies demonstrated outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, which houses D.C. Superior Court, to protest what they say is...
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Former campaign staffer for Nebraska governor under fire for racist, anti-gay posts
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is distancing himself from a former campaign staffer who was discovered to have penned several racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-gay posts online....
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Equality Utah head blasts Gov. Gary Herbert for support of “hostile takeover” of conversion therapy bill
The head of the LGBTQ group Equality Utah is blasting Utah Gov. Gary Herbert for supporting amendments that radically altered the content of a bill...
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North Carolina state employees sue state over health insurance exclusion on transgender care
Several North Carolina state employees are suing the state over an exclusion in their employer-provided health insurance plan that does not cover any form transition-related...
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Tulsi Gabbard says her time in the military led her to change her views on LGBTQ rights
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sought to clarify her record on, and explain how she evolved to become a supporter of marriage equality, nondiscrimination...
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Pete Buttigieg calls Mike Pence a “cheerleader for the porn star presidency”
Openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg took a swipe at Vice President Mike Pence’s purported religious beliefs and moral values, wondering aloud how he...
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D.C. Circuit rules injunction blocking Trump’s military ban should be lifted
Two judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued divergent concurring opinions regarding a preliminary injunction that is currently blocking the Trump administration from...
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Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts by Chicago grand jury
Chicago police accuse the Empire actor of lying about an alleged anti-gay, racist attack on Jan. 29
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Florida surgeon loses job after posting graphic photos of transgender patients on Instagram
In a post for Valentine's Day, Christopher Salgado fashioned a transgender woman's dissected penis into the shape of a heart
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Malaysia tourism minister says there are no gays in the country
Country has previously been criticized for its intolerant attitudes towards LGBTQ people
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Senate confirms more anti-LGBTQ judges, including one with ties to alleged “hate group”
Over a three-day span, the U.S. Senate confirmed three Trump federal circuit court nominees who have come under scrutiny for their perceived anti-LGBTQ animus, including...
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Dean resigns after New Jersey university bans ‘anti-gay’ Chick-fil-A from campus
Rider University banned the chain restaurant from campus over its apparent anti-LGBTQ history
